Primary sources
Anthony, Susan B. Susan B. Anthony Petition to U.S Congress, "To the Congress of the United States," January 12, 1874. The National Archives.
This petition to congress was a good source because it came from the National Archives. This petition was by Susan B Anthony telling congress that women deserved the right to vote and have say in politics. She also said that whether or not women were granted the right to vote she would vote on election day because voting is a right not a privilege. This source was helpful to me in my research because it showed Susan B Anthony's determination and the courage and passion that she had about gaining the right to vote for all women.
"Modern History Sourcebook: Seneca Falls: The Declaration of Sentiments, 1848." FORDHAM.EDU. Web. 18 Apr. 2011. <http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/Senecafalls.html>.
This primary source is the Declaration of Sentiments written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton in 1848. This source helped me in my research because it was presented and discussed at the Seneca Falls Convention which was the main turning point for this project. The Declaration of Sentiments was a huge turning point in women's rights because it listed out all the injustices men had done against women which put into perspective how women were treated during that time period. This document was based off of the Declaration of Independence and has many similarities. Overall this document was extremely helpful to be able to analyze women's rights since as it started the movement it shows what women were fighting for.
This petition to congress was a good source because it came from the National Archives. This petition was by Susan B Anthony telling congress that women deserved the right to vote and have say in politics. She also said that whether or not women were granted the right to vote she would vote on election day because voting is a right not a privilege. This source was helpful to me in my research because it showed Susan B Anthony's determination and the courage and passion that she had about gaining the right to vote for all women.
"Modern History Sourcebook: Seneca Falls: The Declaration of Sentiments, 1848." FORDHAM.EDU. Web. 18 Apr. 2011. <http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/Senecafalls.html>.
This primary source is the Declaration of Sentiments written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton in 1848. This source helped me in my research because it was presented and discussed at the Seneca Falls Convention which was the main turning point for this project. The Declaration of Sentiments was a huge turning point in women's rights because it listed out all the injustices men had done against women which put into perspective how women were treated during that time period. This document was based off of the Declaration of Independence and has many similarities. Overall this document was extremely helpful to be able to analyze women's rights since as it started the movement it shows what women were fighting for.
Secondary Sources
1871 Newspaper Article Depicting Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B Anthony as Criminals. Photograph. San Francisco's Digital Archive Found SF.
This image was useful because it showed the propaganda used against women's rights in that time period.
A sign for the Seneca Falls Convention with the dates. Photograph. National Portrait Gallery. Accessed May 6, 2013.
This image was useful to me because it showed the advertisement for the Seneca Falls Convention.
"Amelia Jenks Bloomer." Encyclopedia of World Biography. Detroit: Gale, 1998.Biography In Context. Web. 13 May 2013.
This source is a good source because it is a biography of the life of Amelia Bloomer. This biography is from a reputable Encyclopedia and gives unbiased factual information. This source includes facts from Amelia's life including her evident role in the women's rights movement in America. The article discusses her self written newspaper The Lily, along with her ideas of a new less restrictive dress for women which she called bloomers. Amelia played a large role in the nineteenth century women's rights movement as this article accurately portrays. Overall this is a good source due to its reputable cite and accurate information.
Amelia Jenks Bloomer (1818-1894). Photograph. National Women's History Museum. Accessed May 19, 2013.
This photo was helpful to me in my research to depict Amelia Bloomer so the viewer could make a connection.
Brown, Deborah M.S. "Seneca Falls Convention Began Women’s Rights Movement." America.gov Archive. Accessed May 19, 2013.
This source is a good source because the website is from is listed as a .gov and not a .com which shows it is a government owned website. Also this site has plenty of good and useful information regarding the women's rights movement and the Seneca Falls Convention. This cite contains unbiased information about events in the women's rights movement and that time period. The article from this cite that is being cited is about the Seneca Falls Convention in New York in 1848. The article talks about the Seneca Falls Convention and important events related to it. The article also discusses some of the long and short term affects the convention had on the women's rights movement in America.
Andreas, Carol, Katherine Culkin, and Joan D. Mandle. "Women's Rights Movement."Dictionary of American History. Ed. Stanley I. Kutler. 3rd ed. Vol. 8. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2003. 512-519. U.S. History In Context. Web. 13 May 2013.
This source is a quality source because it is from a well acknowledged database called U.S History In Context which proves it is a reputable source. The article itself discussing Women's rights movements in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The article also discusses the Seneca Falls Convention which was an important turning point in the women's rights movement. This article also displayed some great images which can be incorporated. The content in the article was extremely useful and accurate. Overall this article is a good source due to its reputation and the content it provides.
Declaration of Sentiments. Image. Women's Rights Friends. Accessed May 19, 2013.
This image of the Declaration of Sentiments was useful in showing the viewer the documents that made history.
Declaration of Sentiments Speech. Photograph. Historymartinez's Blog. Accessed May 19, 2013.
This image of the Declaration of Sentiments was useful in showing the viewer the documents that made history.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B Anthony Convention Poster. Photograph. Salem Ohio History. Accessed May 13, 2013.
This image was useful because it depicted Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton on the newspaper cover.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton Portrait. Photograph. Wikipedia. Accessed May 13, 2013.
This image was useful to me because it gave the viewer a face to associate with the name Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton Portrait. Photograph. Free Thought Almanac. Accessed May 24, 2013.
This image was useful to me because it gave the viewer a face to associate with the name Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
"Elizabeth Cady Stanton." Feminist Writers. Ed. Pamela Kester-Shelton. Detroit: St. James Press, 1996. Biography In Context. Web. 17 May 2013.
This is a good source because it is from a well known database, Gale Biography In Context. This source is the biography of well known women's rights activist Elizabeth Cady Stanton. During her life Stanton did many things including help run the Seneca Falls Convention and co-write the Declaration of Women's Sentiments. Stanton was an influential women's rights activist of her time and helped gain suffrage for women. The article itself was very reliable an unbiased which shows the truth in the information given. This source is a very good and helpful source due to Stanton's large role in the Women's Rights Suffrage Movement.
Gelletly, LeeAnne. Finding a Voice: Women's Fight for Equality in U.S. Society. Broomwell, PA: Mason Crest, 2013.
This source us a good source because it provides relevant information on women's rights and their struggles in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This book contains valid non biased information on the Seneca Falls Convention and the general public's reaction to it as well as some long and short term effects of the convention. Overall this book was really helpful in learning information to use throughout my project. The book also had helpful sources such as pictures and timelines.
"Lucretia Coffin Mott." Encyclopedia of World Biography. Detroit: Gale, 1998.Biography In Context. Web. 17 May 2013.
This source is a good and valid source because it is a biography on the life of Lucretia Mott. Lucretia played an important role in the Women's rights movement. Along with Elizabeth Cady Stanton she helped organize the Seneca Falls Convention, herself being a huge activist for voting rights. Also in her lifetime besides her role in women's rights she was an abolitionist and a Quaker. The source itself came from the Gale Biography in Context which is a reputable and unbiased source. I found the database to be reliable in information and accurate and thorough in its biography information. Due to these reasons I believe this source is valid and contains trustworthy information.
Mott, Lucretia. Photograph. History Central. Accessed May 19, 2013.
This image was useful to me because it gave the viewer a face to associate with the name Lucretia Mott.
Poster advertising Susan B. Anthony's speech in Boulder, Colorado, 12 October 1877. Photograph. The Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B Anthony Papers Project. Accessed May 13, 2013.
This image was useful to me because it showed the press that was received for the women's rights movement.
"Susan B. Anthony." Contemporary Heroes and Heroines. Vol. 3. Detroit: Gale, 1998.Biography In Context. Web. 5 May 2013.
This source is a reputable source because it came from a well known database. This source is a short biography on the life of Susan B Anthony and her fight for women's rights and suffrage. The source itself gives very accurate and unbiased information based off of Susan B Anthony's life and how she fought for the right for women to vote. It discusses how she petitioned men and women throughout the country, went on speaking tours to motivate others to support her cause, and how she continued to vote illegally because she believed it was right. Overall this source was very helpful and informative.
Susan B Anthony Portrait. Photograph. Rockwell School District. Accessed May 13, 2013.
This image was useful to me because it gave the viewer a face to associate with the name Susan B Anthony.
Susan B Anthony Portrait. Photograph. History Link. Accessed May 13, 2013.
This image was useful to me because it gave the viewer a face to associate with the name Susan B Anthony.
Three Women Holding a Sign with a Quote by Susan B Anthony on it. Photograph. Patriot Spoken Word. Accessed May 13, 2013.
This image was useful in my research to show how women protested the injustices against women.
Women Protesting Women's Rights by Holding up Signs. Photograph. Reform Project. Accessed May 22, 2013.
This image was useful in my research because it shows women demanding equality.
Women Protesting Women's Rights by Holding a Sign. Photograph. Reform Project. Accessed May 22, 2013
This image shows women march in New York in 1921 for the right to vote which was granted in 1917 in New York and nationwide just 3 years later
Women's Rights. Photograph. US History in Context. Accessed May 13, 2013.
Women march in New York in 1921 for the right to vote which was granted in 1917 in New York and nationwide just 3 years later
Women's Rights Movement March. Photograph. Color Lines. Accessed May 22, 2013.
This image is a good image because it shows women fighting for their rights.
This image was useful because it showed the propaganda used against women's rights in that time period.
A sign for the Seneca Falls Convention with the dates. Photograph. National Portrait Gallery. Accessed May 6, 2013.
This image was useful to me because it showed the advertisement for the Seneca Falls Convention.
"Amelia Jenks Bloomer." Encyclopedia of World Biography. Detroit: Gale, 1998.Biography In Context. Web. 13 May 2013.
This source is a good source because it is a biography of the life of Amelia Bloomer. This biography is from a reputable Encyclopedia and gives unbiased factual information. This source includes facts from Amelia's life including her evident role in the women's rights movement in America. The article discusses her self written newspaper The Lily, along with her ideas of a new less restrictive dress for women which she called bloomers. Amelia played a large role in the nineteenth century women's rights movement as this article accurately portrays. Overall this is a good source due to its reputable cite and accurate information.
Amelia Jenks Bloomer (1818-1894). Photograph. National Women's History Museum. Accessed May 19, 2013.
This photo was helpful to me in my research to depict Amelia Bloomer so the viewer could make a connection.
Brown, Deborah M.S. "Seneca Falls Convention Began Women’s Rights Movement." America.gov Archive. Accessed May 19, 2013.
This source is a good source because the website is from is listed as a .gov and not a .com which shows it is a government owned website. Also this site has plenty of good and useful information regarding the women's rights movement and the Seneca Falls Convention. This cite contains unbiased information about events in the women's rights movement and that time period. The article from this cite that is being cited is about the Seneca Falls Convention in New York in 1848. The article talks about the Seneca Falls Convention and important events related to it. The article also discusses some of the long and short term affects the convention had on the women's rights movement in America.
Andreas, Carol, Katherine Culkin, and Joan D. Mandle. "Women's Rights Movement."Dictionary of American History. Ed. Stanley I. Kutler. 3rd ed. Vol. 8. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2003. 512-519. U.S. History In Context. Web. 13 May 2013.
This source is a quality source because it is from a well acknowledged database called U.S History In Context which proves it is a reputable source. The article itself discussing Women's rights movements in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The article also discusses the Seneca Falls Convention which was an important turning point in the women's rights movement. This article also displayed some great images which can be incorporated. The content in the article was extremely useful and accurate. Overall this article is a good source due to its reputation and the content it provides.
Declaration of Sentiments. Image. Women's Rights Friends. Accessed May 19, 2013.
This image of the Declaration of Sentiments was useful in showing the viewer the documents that made history.
Declaration of Sentiments Speech. Photograph. Historymartinez's Blog. Accessed May 19, 2013.
This image of the Declaration of Sentiments was useful in showing the viewer the documents that made history.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B Anthony Convention Poster. Photograph. Salem Ohio History. Accessed May 13, 2013.
This image was useful because it depicted Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton on the newspaper cover.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton Portrait. Photograph. Wikipedia. Accessed May 13, 2013.
This image was useful to me because it gave the viewer a face to associate with the name Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton Portrait. Photograph. Free Thought Almanac. Accessed May 24, 2013.
This image was useful to me because it gave the viewer a face to associate with the name Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
"Elizabeth Cady Stanton." Feminist Writers. Ed. Pamela Kester-Shelton. Detroit: St. James Press, 1996. Biography In Context. Web. 17 May 2013.
This is a good source because it is from a well known database, Gale Biography In Context. This source is the biography of well known women's rights activist Elizabeth Cady Stanton. During her life Stanton did many things including help run the Seneca Falls Convention and co-write the Declaration of Women's Sentiments. Stanton was an influential women's rights activist of her time and helped gain suffrage for women. The article itself was very reliable an unbiased which shows the truth in the information given. This source is a very good and helpful source due to Stanton's large role in the Women's Rights Suffrage Movement.
Gelletly, LeeAnne. Finding a Voice: Women's Fight for Equality in U.S. Society. Broomwell, PA: Mason Crest, 2013.
This source us a good source because it provides relevant information on women's rights and their struggles in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This book contains valid non biased information on the Seneca Falls Convention and the general public's reaction to it as well as some long and short term effects of the convention. Overall this book was really helpful in learning information to use throughout my project. The book also had helpful sources such as pictures and timelines.
"Lucretia Coffin Mott." Encyclopedia of World Biography. Detroit: Gale, 1998.Biography In Context. Web. 17 May 2013.
This source is a good and valid source because it is a biography on the life of Lucretia Mott. Lucretia played an important role in the Women's rights movement. Along with Elizabeth Cady Stanton she helped organize the Seneca Falls Convention, herself being a huge activist for voting rights. Also in her lifetime besides her role in women's rights she was an abolitionist and a Quaker. The source itself came from the Gale Biography in Context which is a reputable and unbiased source. I found the database to be reliable in information and accurate and thorough in its biography information. Due to these reasons I believe this source is valid and contains trustworthy information.
Mott, Lucretia. Photograph. History Central. Accessed May 19, 2013.
This image was useful to me because it gave the viewer a face to associate with the name Lucretia Mott.
Poster advertising Susan B. Anthony's speech in Boulder, Colorado, 12 October 1877. Photograph. The Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B Anthony Papers Project. Accessed May 13, 2013.
This image was useful to me because it showed the press that was received for the women's rights movement.
"Susan B. Anthony." Contemporary Heroes and Heroines. Vol. 3. Detroit: Gale, 1998.Biography In Context. Web. 5 May 2013.
This source is a reputable source because it came from a well known database. This source is a short biography on the life of Susan B Anthony and her fight for women's rights and suffrage. The source itself gives very accurate and unbiased information based off of Susan B Anthony's life and how she fought for the right for women to vote. It discusses how she petitioned men and women throughout the country, went on speaking tours to motivate others to support her cause, and how she continued to vote illegally because she believed it was right. Overall this source was very helpful and informative.
Susan B Anthony Portrait. Photograph. Rockwell School District. Accessed May 13, 2013.
This image was useful to me because it gave the viewer a face to associate with the name Susan B Anthony.
Susan B Anthony Portrait. Photograph. History Link. Accessed May 13, 2013.
This image was useful to me because it gave the viewer a face to associate with the name Susan B Anthony.
Three Women Holding a Sign with a Quote by Susan B Anthony on it. Photograph. Patriot Spoken Word. Accessed May 13, 2013.
This image was useful in my research to show how women protested the injustices against women.
Women Protesting Women's Rights by Holding up Signs. Photograph. Reform Project. Accessed May 22, 2013.
This image was useful in my research because it shows women demanding equality.
Women Protesting Women's Rights by Holding a Sign. Photograph. Reform Project. Accessed May 22, 2013
This image shows women march in New York in 1921 for the right to vote which was granted in 1917 in New York and nationwide just 3 years later
Women's Rights. Photograph. US History in Context. Accessed May 13, 2013.
Women march in New York in 1921 for the right to vote which was granted in 1917 in New York and nationwide just 3 years later
Women's Rights Movement March. Photograph. Color Lines. Accessed May 22, 2013.
This image is a good image because it shows women fighting for their rights.